Combination guide and line-clasp for floats.



L.YF. PERRON.

COMBINATION GUIDE AND LINE APPLICATION FILED JULY CLASP FOR FLOATS.

n, 1913. 1,152,755. PatentedSept. 7, 1915.

TON. BI c COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CO-,WASH1NG T line is not bound by sible where the bility of breakage.

move theline from, floatto different quite smooth and the line the clip, which may be most readily accomplished by holding a short loop of the line in one hand as at A, Fig. 3, presenting the bight in the throat 22 while the float is rotated or twirled inthe other hand in a counter clock wise direction, until the loop is forced on to the second helix a suitable distance, preferably opposite to the throat 22, as in Fig. 1. The respective portionsof the line outwardly between the helices of the adjacent guides from the base outward in the same direction with the coils of the guides, which will adjust the .lines within the guides as illustrated, this operation being well understood.

In this way the line extends in one guide,

past the body of the float and out through the opposite guide, without being twisted or.

wound around anything, without being knotted and with a minimum liability of entanglement. By having the first inner coil of the clip spaced from the second at its beginning, as at 24, the clip will have a ,certain amount of springy movement longitudinally of the stem, so that under abrupt movement of the line, or in case the float becomes hung, the line is not subjected to abruptstrain, and the liability of breakage is minimized. g

It should be noted however, that with an ordinary bass or trout line, and the weight of wire indicated for forming the clip, the the clip against slipping under any strain. A pull of in the neighborhood of one pound is sufficient to move the clip along the line,and this enables the device to be adjusted with a facility imposline is locked against move ment, as well as further reducing the lia- It is unnecessary to reheights onthe line, as one maybe held while the other is slipped along, without damage to the line, for the wire is will not be abraded. The clip is engaged with the line on that sideof the float next the hooks, and'which should be the lower part. The weight of the clip will aid in maintaining the float in an erect position, which is the most desirable for a float of this kind to assume, as it possesses greater stability, and is not as greatly affected by surface ripples. In consequence of'the adjustment of the clip on this end of the float, a furtheradvantageous function is derived, theline being held more forcibly against movement inward toward the pole or landend, than toward the hooks, so that-bites or pulls on the line caused by fish will not tend to easily displace the float of the clip are then wound the clip to adjust the strengthen it if from adjusted position, causing the bait'to hang too deep, without the user observing the fact. This function results because the clip springtendsto expand under a pull on the line away from the base toward the outer end of the clip, while a pull in the opposite direction slightly compresses the clip upon the line.

It will be appreciated from the foregoing that a simple and efficient guide and clip is provided, adapted to be secured upon a float in a simple manner without liability of loss of any parts, and having peculiar advantages desirable in the art.

In the attachment of the guide and clip, it may be formedupon the stem, or formed before attachment. The wire may be, inserted through the aperture 18, and after the first coil of the clip has been partly formed close against the stem, a small split sleeve may be engaged around the inner part of the stem and the concentric helices wound thereon, after which the sleeve is slipped inwardly from the clipand removed. The opposite portion of the wire may then have the guide .18 formed thereon in the usual way (or this may be formed before the wire is inserted in the opening 13), and the intermediate end portion is laid in the adjacent groove, and the two stems (12 and 17) wrapped. As an alternative, the complete clip and guide may be formed before attac ment, in the shape illustrated, the stem 12 having the opening 13 and'groove 14: formed therein and being split in a plane with the opening 13. The clip is then'presented over the end of the stem, the stem 15 being forced into the split and moved inwardly through the stem 12 until it snaps into the opening 13, after which the stem may be wrapped as before, the wrapping serving to give the stem the necessary strength notwithstanding the split. A waterproof cement may of course be introduced in the split to further deemed necessary, although it is not thought that this would be required. It will be possible to utilizethe clip, or the combined clip and guide in other situations than that illustrated, if desired In order to prevent abrasion or cutting of the line by the outer end of the wire of the guides .18 18, the end portions are turned 

